Valve



' E. W. YEARSLEY.

VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY9, 19H.

1,409,270. Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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f 41 9 Z 1 i J stars EUGENE W. YEAnsLEY, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIeNon rro THE-s. s, .WHITE DENTAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 'A- ooaPoRA'rIoN `or PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ma/r '14 K Y l Application filed July 9, 1917.v Serial No.'1`79,1360. f

To all whom t may concern.: I

Beit known that I, EUGENE W. YnARsnnY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of N ew York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves, of which the tollowiiig is a specilication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates particularly to that class of valves commonly known as cut- I oil` valves, and adapted to controlv the air supply in connection with sprayebottles or atomizers and is especially directed to the release of the air pressure therein.

'T he principal objects or' my invention are to provide a valve of the class described which is not only simpley and eiicient but durable in its construction, and which quickly responds to the action of the operator both in opening and in closing.

My invention further lcomprehends sucl a novel arrangement of the valve actuating mechanism as will 'permit thev substantially instantaneous relief. of the pres' sure in the atomizer, `Contemporaneously with the cutting oill of the flow of compressed air or other fluid.

Specifically stated, the forni ot my invention as hereinafter described comprises a. valve having a stem, which is arranged to be opened by the movement in a relatively transverse direction, of a plunger carrying a universally jswiveled, substantial hemi-4 spherical member arranged to rock Vupon said stein and exert pressure thercon'iii the. direction-of the axis of said stem toI open said valve.

My invention also includes all ot the various novel features of construction and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter more definitely specified.v v

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. l is a plan view or" a'l valve structure constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of said valve structure takenin' the direction ,of the arrows on line 2 2 in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a` plan sectional lview of 'the valve structure taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is aV perspective view of the valve per se; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of said valve structure taken on the line 5 5 in Fig. 2; Fior. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view ofV a moditied forin of the valve structure shown 1n F igs.. 1 4 to inclu'sive; Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the valve `structure shown in Fig. V6 taken Von theline ,7 7 in said ligure; Fig. 8 is a longitudinal. sectional nview of another form 'of valve structure'constr'ucted in 'accordance with my viii-f vention Fig.V 9 isa transverse sectional view of the valve structure shown in Fig. V8 taken on the line 9 9 `in said ligure. Fig. lO'is a longitudinal sectional View of a further modification of a valve structure constructed in ,accordance with Vmyl invention; and Fig. ll is a transverse sectional view of the valve structure shown in Fig. 10 taken on the line l1 11 in said figure. Y

In the formV of my invention. shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the valve vcasing comprises' la hollow body l having a. laterally eX- tended nipple 2 which provides a convenient inlet pt issagewayl 3 communicating through 'a restricted'aperture 5 with the hollow oif: the body l and aordingl a-seat yfor the valve 7 whose stem 8 extends through said aperture 5 and projects int-o and terminates within the'chamber in saidfhollow .ho-dv The body l is provided with a forwardly extending nozzle '9, having an outlet passageway 10 and provided with a tapered nipple 1l tor convenientattac'hment with a spray,

bottle, atomi'ze'r Vor other suitable device.

Said nozzle 9 is rigidly connected to the bodv l bythe inwardly projecting hub l2, exltending into the hollow yof said body, and provided with anY eccentric concave` recess having a"surface 13 cunving toward the nipple 2. 1 Y

Saidbody lis also provided with the rearwardly extended sleeve 15 in threaded engagement therewith, having van intermediate flange 1G forming oppositely directed shoul-V ders 17 and 18, the former oir' which abutting against the rear surfacelQ of vthe body i, which surface is slightlyV depressed and issurrounded'by the iange 2 as shown in" Figs. 2 and 3. l Y

' The sleeve 15 is provided with fthe axially disposed "bore 2l extending therethrough 'and having a laterally directed exhaust vport 22 entending through the `flange 16 andpcom.- municating with'the atmosphere, to relievey the pressure within the chamber 1 when the valve 7 is closed.v i

The valve'7 is provided with a flange 23 forming an annular groove V25 to receive the' washer 26er leather, rubber, or other suitsoA f ioo in the body sunk at 38 to afford a shoulder 40 serving as able material and affording a shoulder 27 for engagement of the spring 29 which tends tol force the valve 7 into engagement with its seat 6. VASaid spring 29 is disposed within the inlet passageway 3 and is held under compression therein by the tubular screw? plug 30 having a bore 31 provided with the forarninous diaphragm 32, serving as a strainer for the air or other fluid which may be caused to flow through the passageway 3 when the valve 7 is opened.

As best shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the stem 8 ofthe valve 7k is cylindriforin so as to snugly fit the restricted cylindrical aperture 5 in which it is arranged to' reciprocate and is provided with longitudinal flutes 33 which afford free passage for the air or; other fluid when the valve is forced from its seat in opposition to the spring 29.

As shown in Fig. 2 the free end of the valve-stem 8 projects into the concave recess in the hollow body, so as to be engaged by the valve opening plungenlrnob 35 having the hernispherical forward surface, and which is connected for universal movement by the ball 36-andsocket 37 connection, with the plunger 39 which is snugly fitted for axial movement in the bore 21' of the sleeve 15. y

The forward end of the bore 21 is countera stop for the plunger 39 by cooperation of the transversely extended pin 41 in the knob 35 with said shoulder, which pin projects laterally therefrom, and is normally held against the shoulder by the spiral spring 42 which encircles the plunger 39 and isenclosed within a cup-shaped shell 43, and has its opposite ends respectively bearing against the shoulder 18 and the inner surface of the shell 43. Y

The shell 43 is carried by the plunger 39 being secured thereto by the lscrew 45 and serves as a thumb-push by which said plunger and its loosely mounted knob 35 `may be forced inwardly to open the valve 7 said knob being deflected laterally against the free end of the valve-stem 8, by its sliding contact with the concave surface 13 which serves asa cam tending to cause the knob 35 to rock upon the end of said valve-stem 8, and at the same time exertino sufiicient pressure thereon in the direction of its axis to force the valve 7 from its seat in opposition to the spring 29. l

As best shown in Fig. 2, the nipple 2 may be connected with any suitable source of compressed air or other fluid supply by the pipe or Vtube 46 which may be engaged in sealed relation with said nipple 2 bv the washer or collar 47, and internally thread ferrule 49 which conveniently serves as a handle by which the valve structure may be held by the operator.

A:The plunger 39 is so constructed and arranged as to serve as a controlling valve ,for the exhaust port 22 which as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is in free communication with the hollow of the valve body 1 and its passageway, through the bore 21 when said plunger is in its normal position as shown in said figures, but which will be closed by said plunger when shifted inwardly by the operator vin effecting the opening of the valve 7. Y

It will thus be readily observed that all of the compressed air flowing through the valve 7 will be directed through the passageway 10 so long as said valve is held open by the knob 35 and the plunger 39 but contemporaneously with the closing of the valve 7, upon the release of the plunger 39, the port 22 is opened to permit the exhaust of Vany 'residual air pressure in the hollow of the body 1 or-devices which may be connected therewith.

It may be here noted that when the plungery 39 is forced inwardly to open the valve 7 the forward edge of the cup-shaped shell 43 may be caused to tightly engage the surface 19 of the body 1, thereby sealing said shell and preventing any leakage between the wall of the bore 21 and plunger 39.

My invention is advantageous in that the relatively transverse movement of the plunger 39 and the valve-stem 8 does not tend to cause said valvestem to bind in the aperture 5 in which it slides, for the rea-son that the knob 35 being connected with the plunger 39 by a ball andcsoclet joint, is caused to rock upon the end of the valvestem 8 when deflected from axial alignment with said plunger, by engagement with the concave cam surface 13.

4My invention is further advantageous in that the residual pressure is released contemporaneously with the closing of the valve, and consequently the spray from the spray-bottle or atomizer will becut olf simultaneously therewith, being under absolute control of the operator.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the valve body 51 is similar to the valve body 1, and embodies the valve 52 having a stein 53, arranged to be opened by the knob 54 which is universally connected with the plunger 55 and arranged to be Y shiftedinwardlythereby and deflected byV stop for the plunger 55, against which stop the knob 54 is normally held by the spiral neoaavo spring which is disposed in the annular groove 66 provided therefor in the sleeve 58, said spring having its opposite ends'respectively bearing against the forward end of said groove and the inner surface of the thumb-push 62.

The bore 57 is provided with an offset recess 67 providing `a passageway forming a communication between the hollow of said valve body 51 and said bore, exterior of lshoulder 63, and said bore is also provided with a port forming a communication with the forward end of the kgroove 66 which opens into the thumb-push 62 whose: forwardly extended flange 61 encircles therear end of the sleeve 58, but-*which is lloosely fitted thereto, to permitthe escape of the eX- haust from the valve body when the valve 52 is closed.

It will be readily seen that the forward movement of the plunger 55 .serves to close the port 68 so that as Vcompressed a-ir or other fluid `is permitted to pass through the valve body 51, upon the opening of theV valve 52, the passageway through the port 68 into the groove 66 will'be closed,and said air or other fluid will be caused to flow through the outlet 69, but upon Ythe release of the thumb-push 62 and the consequent closing of the valve 52, any residual air pressure in the valve body 51 will be permitted to exhaust through the passageway GT, bore 57, port 68, groove 66 to the interior of the thumb-push 62 from where it may escape between the flange 61 and sleeve 58.

In this form of my invention, the thumbpush 62 is provided with a socket TO into which the rear end of the plunger 55 extends; said plunger having` a suitable tapered aperture therein, arranged to register with a corresponding tapered aperture in said thumb-push 62 through which the cotter pin 71 may be inserted transversely as shown in F ig. 6, to rigidly engage the thumb-push with the plunger.

ln the form of my invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9 the valve body 73V embodies the valve 74 having a stem 75 projecting in the hollow of the valve body 73, and being arranged to be opened by the knob 7 6 which is universally connected with the plunger 77. and arranged to be shifted inwardly thereby and del'lected by the cam surface 78 to open said valve 74.

The plunger 77 is arranged to reciprocatev Y open the valve 7K1.

The forward end of the bore 7 9 is countersunk to provide a shoulder serving as a lrear'l depressed surface 93 lof the sleeve '80,

.stop for the plunger 77 which hasthe enlarged `forward' portion 86, arranged to -be normally held in engagement with sa-id shoulder 85, bythe spiralspring'v 87 which washer 92 of rubber, leather or other suitable material, arranged to bearagainst the sol as to seal the bore 7 9 which is yprovided with longitudinally extendingy grooves 95 forming passageways arrangedto relieve the residual pressure within the valve chamberV when the thiunb-'push Vis released by the operator to close the valve 7 el. Such residual pressure escapes through the-grooves V95-intoy the shell forming the thumb-push 8&1-, escaping therefrom between the iange 83 and thev outer surface of the `sleeve 80.

Itmay bedesirable to prevent rotation of the plunger 77 and the parts carried thereby, within the sleeve 80, for which -purpose said plunger' is providedwith a pin 96 projecting radially ytherefrom into one of the grooves 95 in said sleeve. v

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 10 and 11. the plunger 97 isprovided with a universally mounted knob 98,'and is arranged to reciprocate in the sleeve 99 which is provided withV longitudinally extending passageways 100 independent of the bore 101, affordingv exhaust vents through which the residual air pressure in thevalvebody may escape. ,p w

Y In this form ofmy invention, the thumbpush 102 is secured to the plunger 97, by the screw 103 which may be extended through a suitableaperture in the thumbpuslr102. and engaged with the threaded socket 104,'in the end of said plunger.

The valve structures shown in Figs.- 6 to 11 inclusive are generally similar in v'construction to the valve struct-ure shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive except for the specific means foi` venting the chamber in the hollow valvebody and the specific means for attaching the t-humb-push to the respective plungers.

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I do not desire to limit my invention to i the precise details of construction and arrangement as herein set forth, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essentialY features of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A device of the class described, comprising a. hollow casing having a passageway, a valve normally closing said passageleo way, and a manually actuated valve opener movable in a direction transverse to the movement of said valve and having a swiveled member movable laterally by cooperation with the casing wall to effect Vthe actuation of said valve.

2. A device of the Vclass described, comprising a hollow casing having a passageway, a valve normally closing said passageway, and a manually actuated plunger having a swiveled member arranged to bey deiiected from itsiaxial movement by cooperation with the casing wall to effect the actuation of said valve.

3. A device of the class described, coinprising 'a hollow casing having an inlet and outlet, a valve normally closing said inlet, a manually actuated plunger movable in a direction transverse to the movement of said valve, and a swiveled member havingv a spheroidal surface, arranged to be thrust inwardly by said plunger to effect the opening of said valve.

4. A. device of the class described, comprising a casing having a passageway therethrough and provided with a cam surface therein, a valve controlling said passageway, a plunger movable transversely to the movement. of said valve, and a loosely disposed member thrust inwardly by said plunger and cooperative with said cam surface to actuate said valve.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a casing having a passageway therethrough and provided with a cam surface, a

rvalve controlling said passageway, al plunger movable transversely to the movement of said valve, and a loosely mounted member having a ball and socket connection with said plunger, movable thereby into cooperative engagement with said cam surface to actuate said valve.

6. A device of Athe class described, comprising a valve casing ihaving an inclined surface, a controlling valve', and a plunger carrying a loosely mounted knob, arranged to cooperate with said surface and valve, when forced inwardly to actuate said valve.

trolling valve, and means cooperative with 9 said inclined surface to effect the opening and closing of said valve, and to close said vent upon the opening of the valve, and to open ysaid vent upon the closingk of said valve. l f

8. *A device-of the class described, comprising a valve casing having an inclined surface within its chamber, a controlling 'valve having a vstem extending into said chamber and means arranged to rock upon said stem by cooperating with` said inclined surface `to effect the opening and closing of saidl valve. 9. A device of the'class described, coniprising a valveV casing having` an inclined surface within its chamber; .and having an exhaust vent leading to the atmosphere, a controlling valve having a stem extending into said chamber, and means arranged to rock upon said stem by cooperating with said inclined surface to effect the opening and closing of said valve and to contemporaneously eifect the closing and opening of said vent.

l lO. A device of the class described, comprising a -valve casing having a passageway therethrough and a vcommunieating Vbore having an exhaust vent, a valve controlling said passageway, a plunger controlling said vent, and a knob swiveled to said plunger for relatively deiiective movement, cooperating with the wall of saidchamber, and` EUGENE W7. YEARSLEY. Vitnesses SAMUEL R. BARTON, THOMAS YV. HoLLnwnL-L. 

